New Cozy Game Hits Another Major Sales Milestone

I’m diving straight into this, so here goes. I stumbled upon some pretty quirky news about this game—Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. Seriously, this game just exploded onto the scene! Over 800,000 copies sold globally in a mere 12 days since May 21. And yeah, I was just as surprised—didn’t see that coming.

Anyway—no, wait—lemme back up a bit. This game, a brainchild of Level-5 and pushed by Nintendo, is like a life simulator on steroids. It’s everywhere: Switch, PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S. So you’ve got options, unless you’re still loyal to the Game Boy or something. (Hey, no judgment here.)

What’s wild is that it’s been, like, 13 years since the original game? I know, right? Usually, sequels don’t wait this long to pop out, but here we are. The original Fantasy Life was a 3DS thing, and mostly just in Japan. This sequel’s doing the international dance, hitting multiple platforms all at once! Probably what boosted the audience. Or, maybe it’s just pure luck. Who actually knows?

Scrolling through Twitter, and bam! The official series account is shouting about hitting that 800,000 mark. I mean, just 12 days post-launch! The dev people are now eyeing a million copies by June’s end. If they pull it off, it’s kinda like, “Wow! For something nobody’s heard about in ages, not too shabby.”

Oh, and here’s a tidbit for ya—by May, the sales shot up to half a million. I did some quick math (not my forte, honestly) and it came to more than 150,000 copies per day in those first three days. But, obviously, the pace slowed a bit. That’s just how it rolls with these things, I guess.

But wait, I need to clear something up—there’s this other thing. The old Fantasy Life sold 1.11 million units by 2022. So, you know, this sequel still has some catching up to do. It’s like chasing an older sibling’s record or something. Oh, side note—any nostalgia for you on that one?

And here’s the kicker—Switch 2 is joining the party on June 5. The game’s gonna pop up there, and it might just get the numbers it needs to hit that million mark. But, well, predicting these things is like flipping a coin in a hurricane. Who knows where it’ll land?

So that’s that. Whether it steals time or just a bit of attention, we’ve gotta wait and see what happens next.